Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/(j)uže

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From *ju +‎ *že.

The first part might possibly be *u, in which case this would be a cognate with Proto-Germanic *auk, Ancient Greek αὖγε (aûge).

Particle

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*(j)uže

  1. already
  2. anymore

Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1981), “*ju že”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 8 (*xa – *jьvьlga), Moscow: Nauka, page 191
  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “уже́”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress